East Coast and West Coast seafood masters unite when New York’s Dave Pasternack and Las Vegas’ Paul Bartolotta team up for an Italian dinner. French icon Jacques Pepin takes you through six decades of his “culinary magic.” Terrific Texas chefs including Dean Fearing and Tim Love offer their rarefied takes on comfort food. An ultra-decadent “Farewell to Foie Gras” lunch where chefs including San Francisco offal master Chris Cosentino stuff you with the fatty liver that’s become taboo in some areas. An “Iron Chef” dinner with Masaharu Morimoto, Michael Symon and the newly crowned Geoffrey Zakarian. That’s just a handful of the many reasons to hit the fifth edition of this West Coast extravaganza. (pebblebeachfoodandwine.com)

Atlanta Food & Wine Festival, May 10-13

Alabama’s Chris Lilly hosts what promises to be a raucous barbecue bash with nearly 70 chefs and four mixologists. John Besh joins four other chefs for a dinner celebrating New Orleans’ international influences. And, of course, what’s a Southern-region food festival without South Carolina’s Sean Brock (creating a dish from his hometown) and Georgia’s Hugh Acheson (participating in a lamb dinner with “Top Chef” finalist Bryan Voltaggio and more)? (atlfoodandwinefestival.com)